Bad Dog!

3xsthefun wrote: I am so mad right now. My husband's dog had my cat by the neck this evening dragging her. Luckly I was outside when this was happening and stopped her. I am soooo close to getting rid of her.

I don't want to. But geesh..this dog has done other things to the cat besides this evening. She is always chasing her, grabbing my cat her legs. She will not leave her alone at all.

She also tearing up everything. I caught her chewing on the steps on our back porch this morning.

She is so hard headed it is not funny! I tell her something and she just looks at me.

She gets into trash and puts it all over the yard. She steals the kids toys and tears them up.

I have tried everything with this dog and I'm about to call it quits. She just will not listen to anything.

My husband doesn't even pay attention to her that much. He says she is her dog. But yet he won't do anything to correct her behavior.

I don't want tie her up outside. I will never do that.

We don't even have any classes here we can take her.

I'm not really asking for any replies. I just needed to vent.

gr33n3y3z replied: how old is that dog?
I'm sorry about the cat good thing you saw what was going on

ilovemybaby replied: Hmmm I know you aren't asking for replies and I hope you don't mind me replying
Personally if it were me, I would either get rid of the dog or tie it up. (either that or give your cat to another family member you trust) Is he actually hurting your cat? He could just be playing with her but I know how I would feel (we have three cats - I love cats ) Anyway, I hope your cat is ok and that the dog starts behaving Good luck!

3xsthefun replied: She is 6 months old have had her since she was 2 months.

The cat is 4 years old, and I do not want to part with her. She was here first.

No, I don't think she was playing. I thought it was up until now.

I'm just so tired of it. Like I said we don't have any obedience (sp) classes so that is not a option for us.

ilovemybaby replied: I think you should talk to your husband again and ask if you can tie up the dog unless you are walking her or unless there is any other way to keep the cat and dog seperate?

kimberley replied: sorry the dog is being a terror. personally i would get rid of it.. you already have dh, 2 kids and the rest of your zoo to contend with. it would make life easier.

3xsthefun replied: Well, I'm not going make the decision tonight. But it might be best to rehome her in a place without cats. I hate to I really do. Why, do I have to be so soft hearted for animals.

I would rather not tie her up. I don't like it. I have said something to him before about tying her up. But he said no. Besides I really don't like seeing dogs tied up.

There is really no way keep the two seperate.

CantWait replied: I know you don't want to give it up, but if she's unfriendly with a cat, what's the chances of it doing something to one of the girls one day.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I'm sorry. I know you are such an animal lover, but it's probably time to let go of this one. From the sounds of it, she isn't healthy on the stress level, kwim?

aspenblue1 replied: Some dogs do not like cats I have had an experience where I had a dog kill one of my cats by grabbing her by the neck.

As far as training the dog you can do that with out obedience class. You would need about 20 minutes a day to work with her.

What kind of dog is she? Also was she exposed to cats before you got her?

I also don't recommend tying the dog up.

3xsthefun replied: She is a Border Collie/Terrier mix I think.

Oh, I don't know if she was around cats before we brought her home or not. She was pretty young when we got her. So I thought she would be ok.

luvmykids replied: She sounds like a typical puppy to me, but I do not blame you one little bit, puppies are hard work alone, not to mention protecting the cat and everything else you have going on.

3xsthefun replied: I don't know though. She is always finding away to go after the cat. I guess it could just be puppy behavior. But I just don't think so.

kayla's mama replied: JMO, I think its just puppy behavior. I believe Collies are part of the herding family. That could be her way of herding the cat around. We had an Australian Shepard that would put her mouth over our older dogs head and try to herd her around the house, especially if it was time to go outside. But, I really do think its just puppy behavior. Puppies are like kids in the sense of teaching them things. It might take some time but hang in there.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: It does sound like it's just puppy behaviour, but its hard to tell without actually being there, so you may be right. I would try to hang in there a few more months and maybe she'll settle down and learn to leave the cat alone. But I guess if you think she might really hurt your cat then I don't know. I'm sorry she's being such a pill!

When I was a kid I had a dog that would try to play with our kittens (we had lots of barn cats) and she'd throw them up in the air and kill them. She did stop doing that when she got older and calmed down.

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MamaJAM replied:

I agree - either get rid of the dog or tie it up. Right now it's just the cat.....it _could_ be the kids in the future.
You can get a book and do training yourself.....but, in the mean-time, the dog needs to be kept away from the cat and kids. (JMO)

3xsthefun replied: I'm sorry but I do not think it is just puppy behavior. I don't think any dog should be grabbing a cat by the neck & dragging them. Like I said she is finds ways to always torture the cat. The cat is always screaming because the dog grabs ahold of her.

I don't think I can take couple more months of it.

I think we are just going to rehome her.

It is not just the cat problem. It is her wanting to tear stuff up. Our yard is a complete mess right now because of her.

I know people are going think I am a bad person. But I'm sorry I have enough to worry about, without having worry about this dog.

It would be different if my husband would take to time to train the dog. But he has not. He only pets once in awhile. She is also a outdoor dog already. So it may be best she go live on a farm or someone has a bigger yard then us.

I wasn't going say anything, but she has gone out of our yard, chasing the neighbors cattle also. I do not want her end up hurting one of them and us having pay bunch of money for someone's calf. We could not afford it if she did accidently hurt their cattle.

MamaJAM replied: I don't think you're a bad person. You are a sensible person who is needs to do what is best for everyone - yourself, the cat, the dog. Sometimes we have to make the hard choices.


We've had to make a few choices like this over the years. I was sad about what had to be done -- but it really was for everyone's best interests.

Bee_Kay replied: We have a golden retriever that will be 3 on Valentines Day.

My daughter has a cat that is she has spoiled (the cat thinks this house is her castle and she has a real "high&mighty b**ch attitude LOL).

Anyways, funny enough, our dog is scared of the cat!! She has felt the wrath of cat claws a time or two and learned real fast LOL!!

I really don't think that I would keep a dog that was so destructive.

salmndr007 replied: I will tell you something that worked very well with my dog. It does take time, but I know from first hand experience that it works. It is called clicker training. You can get a clicker at almost any pet store. Give DH an ultimatim, either work with the dog or she has to go. Do a search for "clicker training techniques". It is amazing what the little 99cent piece of plastic can do.

Bee_Kay replied: Totally off-topic here...

But I am easily amused.

I saw the name salmndr007 and to me (this early in the morning) I read it as SALMON DOCTOR !!!! I was like "what the heck is a salmon doctor?" LOL!!!

Then I saw the icon and put 2 & 2 together!!!

Hahahaha, must need more coffee!!

salmndr007 replied:

I am here for your amusement....thank you...I'll be here all week!

luvmykids replied:
We had a cat who had the dogs so beat down, it would be raining or snowing and the cat would be in the doghouse and the dogs would be crying to get in but were too scared of him!

3xsthefun replied: Thanks, I will check into the clicker training.